# The Sourdough Framework by Hendricius Ruppel

3 Hacker News commenters recommended The Sourdough Framework by Hendricius Ruppel and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a sourdough book with good examples, diagrams and some maths, plus a git-friendly versioning and publishing setup.

## Why people recommend it

- Good examples, complex lists and diagrams (1 comments): "It really does have a lot of good examples, especially the complex lists and diagrams it implements in TeX." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48289002))
- Sourdough maths and theory (1 comments): "is a really good book that specifically deals with sourdough, but has some good maths and theory" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48442555))
- Versioning and publishing well integrated (1 comments): "really impressed with the way that versioning and publishing is integrated in that book" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48284934))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Food Lab by J. Kenji López-Alt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/food-lab.md): 7 recommend
- [On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee](https://hackerapproved.com/p/on-food-and-cooking.md): 3 recommend
- [Modernist Cuisine by Nathan Myhrvold](https://hackerapproved.com/p/modernist-cuisine.md): 3 recommend
- [The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg](https://hackerapproved.com/p/flavor-bible.md): 3 recommend
- [Tartine Bread by Chad Robertson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tartine-bread.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Sourdough+Framework+by+Hendricius&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Sourdough Framework by Hendricius Ruppel", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sourdough-framework/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).